hi bob slip to the side on your post, essex don't like 17hmr for fox so thinking of replacing it for a tac 20 or 204 how quite can thay be made and how far can thay reach .sorry to butin
paul
Hi Paul
as EtR says very hard hitting round and works very well for me, the longest fox taken was with 1S1K on here at over 350 yards, to be honest i have taken shots on furballs and corvids well past 400,
mine likes the 39s and 40 gr heads, but at the moment im just using it with a few 32s and they will drop charlie no bother, i have heard that some forces seem to think its a new calibre so as said be sure they know what your after before thay cOOk it all up for you as they have with a mate on here.
as for noise its lower than my 243/or a 22,250, and im running a ase cqb on mine with a 20" barrel, its a tad louder than my mates 222 and another 223, so thats all i can say, but i will say this.
i don't get many complaints from the charlies etc when i'm out shooting, (well i'm just getting a few shots of this weekend on the estate as i have now been given permission to take a few charlies ) until now i have not shot it or any rifle for a fare while.
good luck on it if you go for it i have had 2 now and love them to bits and if i can sell my 243 and my 17 i will try my best to hold onto this one and my ticket for as long as i Can.
Pete,
I'm not flush with cash as yet, still have a few bob to pay dad back, so when i'm flush ill see what and where i can find some heads.
regards
bob.